Schanberg v. State

Appeal by the State from a judgment of the Court of Claims awarding the sum of $20,013.33 to the claimant for personal injuries. The closely contested factual issues on the trial were the question of a negligent condition existing in a porcelain water faucet handle and the manner in which this handle was utilized by the claimant. The resolution of the issue as to the amount of force which the claimant exerted on the handle is relative both to the question of whether or not a negligent condition existed and to the question of freedom from contributory negligence. The claimant testified to the…